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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lady Vols basketball is returning to the Sweet 16. No. 5 seed Tennessee (24-9) will face either No. 1 seed Texas or No. 8 seed Illinois on Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.

Freshman Erin Nuwer (5-1) pitched a one-hit shutout against the Catamounts. Nuwer, a freshman who pitched a no-hitter in her debut for the Lady Vols in a 10-0 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 7, ...

The No. 5 Tennessee women’s basketball team rode its “hockey substitution” playing style to a near upset of No. 1 seed Texas in ... of 3-pointers. Ten Lady Vols played at least 14 minutes ...

Lady Vols basketball played every possession like their lives depended on it. They dove on every loose ball, boxed out on every shot and pressured No. 1 Texas for 94 feet on every possession.

the Lady Vols and Longhorns finishing up the quarter tied at 50 after Whitehorn knocked back one of two free throws to close out the second to last frame. The game stayed tied for the first 1:38 ...

The game will be televised on ABC at 1 pm. or 3:30 p.m. for a spot in the Elite 8. The winner of that game will play the winner of No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 TCU. The Lady Vols lost to Texas in ...

Tennessee never trailed in the contest. The Lady Vols led, 1-0, in the second inning after Amayah Doyle hit a two-run home run. Oklahoma scored one run in the third inning and another in the fifth.

Conor Caldwell's first game was Tennessee playing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, and the Lady Vols took No. 1 seed Texas down to the wire at Legacy Arena. The No. 5 seed Lady Vols fell 67 ...

The Lady Vols ended Oklahoma's 19-game home win streak. Tennessee never trailed in the contest. The Lady Vols led, 1-0, in the second inning after Amayah Doyle hit a two-run home run. Oklahoma scored ...

Tennessee Lady Vols basketball was in position to pull off the Sweet 16 upset against 1-seed Texas on Saturday in Birmingham. But a scoring drought late in the fourth quarter came at the worst ...